Reading
On books, reading, and writers.
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One Who Would Resign Gladly His Lot
Man alive, that mournst thy lot, Desiring what thou hast not got, Money, beauty, love, what not; Deeming it blesseder to be A rotted man,…
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Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire; Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire.…
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Gangerl: The Bavarian adventurer I’ve looked up to since I was a kid
Off the dirt track crossing a deserted mountain pass in northwestern Namibia, we encountered an ancient Land Rover stuck in the sand. Next to it…
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Peace Comes Dropping Slow
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: Nine bean-rows I will…
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Ten Thousand Years From Now
Brother, that breathe the August air Ten thousand years from now, And smell – if still your orchards bear Tart apples on the bough -…
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To See The Land I Love
Now as the train bears west, Its rhythm rocks the earth, And from my Pullman berth I stare into the night While others take their…